NHMRC helps achieve the best health outcomes for Australians by disseminating evidence-based health advice to the community, via all levels of government and health professionals.

The guidelines continue to meet the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) standard for guidelines. General service practices have not changed between the fifth and sixth editions, but guidance has been updated and expanded throughout to capture new evidence and ensure the guidance is comprehensive and clear.

Both fact sheet format and content have been updated to present clear information about symptoms and conditions for educators and other staff, parents and carers. This includes exclusion recommendations.

Sep 25, 2024 · Guest article by Alice Downing from the Infection Prevention and Control Team at National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). The NHMRC has released a new edition of Staying healthy: Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services (Staying healthy).

Oct 21, 2024 · NHMRC has drafted an update of the PFAS Fact Sheet within the Guidelines that includes revised and newly established health-based guideline values. The draft PFAS fact sheet is supported by a NHMRC Statement on PFAS in drinking water, which provides a summary of the findings that informed the update.

4 1 Asthma 2 Asthma is a condition that affects the lungs, causing the airways to become inflamed and narrow. 3 Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, tightness in the chest and feeling out of breath.

Part 5: Fact sheets. Microorganisms Physical and chemical characteristics. Drinking water treatment chemicals. Appendices. Glossary; Powered by GitBook. Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 6 2011, v3.9. Go back to NHMRC website; On this page ... Go back to NHMRC website; On this page. Part 5: Fact sheets.

Sep 6, 2023 · The final version of the sixth edition of Staying Healthy will be published on NHMRC’s website across a series of webpages and will also be available as a downloadable accessible PDF document. All fact sheets and posters will also be available for downloading as individual PDF documents.

NHMRC guidelines are intended to promote health, prevent harm, encourage best practice and reduce waste. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees or panels that follow a rigorous evidence-based approach. NHMRC guidelines are based on a review of the available evidence, and follow transparent development and decision making processes.

To ensure Australians can make healthy food choices, we need dietary advice based on the best scientific evidence on food and health. The Eat for Health Program has been developed as a single comprehensive program relevant to all healthy Australians.